soO has ridiculously good Roach control. Everyone knows it, all the best casters admit it. His small unit micro is insane, and we could all learn a thing or two! So that's what we're going to do today.

soO is a known force to be reckoned with. His control is intense. We covered how to use your units like him last week, but this week Shaft focuses on what soO claims is his favorite build order. This is an all-in, typical for a player like soO who puts so much stock in his ability to control units so precisely. If you want to practice this type of style, but also want to know a strong transition to the mid-game if things go south, this is the perfect video for you.

There are only so many things you can invest in in SC2: three, actually. Technology, army, economy. You won't want to invest in these equally, so how do you know what to invest in, when, and why? Shaft explores these questions in this all-in edition of Crash Course!

This video is part 2/3 about the tri-force model, the idea that unequal spending within Starcraft leads to better, more optimized results. This video focuses on economic options within that model, and explores two specific mutalisk-speedling-baneling styles that appear at first glance deceptively similar. This model can be applied to any race in any situation, however.

This is the final installment of the Triforce Model trilogy which focuses on Technology-based styles of play and how to counter them. Includes technology-based all-ins and deep-tech strategies like fast carriers.

In this video, Shaft uses the basic Zerg storyline to develop a framework for understanding the race's mechanics and tactical implementations particularly with regard to harassment-oriented tactics, self-sacrifice and natural selection, as well as instantaneous telepathic communication.

If you are a new player with the recent influx of F2P players, this video is for you. Before we discuss strategy or tactics or even the meta, all of which are likely to change with time, I want to focus on the most basic aspects of SC2, a way of making certain you put the cart before the horse, a way to ensure that your time is best spent improving in an effective manner to reach that next plateau that much sooner.

StarCraft 2 Community Resources - A Comprehensive List for New Players

StarCraft 2 is a hard game but community members have banded together to create a toolbox to make it just a little bit easier for you. This video was created with the recent influx of F2P players in mind but could serve as an asset to any StarCraft 2 fan.